The victim of Monday's homicide in east Kansas City was a boy who recently turned 15 and was very popular among his basketball teammates.

The victim of Monday's homicide in east Kansas City was a boy who recently turned 15 and was very popular among his basketball teammates.

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Updated: 6:11 PM CST Feb 16, 2016

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WEBVTT NEAR MONDAY S CRIME SCENE WITH THE LATEST.. ELI? LOTS OF QUESTIONS IN THIS INVESTIGATION ? INCLUDING IF THESE TIRE MARKS )ú)ú COULD s LEAD TO THE SUSPECTS. THEY COME FROM A STOLEN VAN THAT WAS FOUND HERE JUST BLOCKS FROM YESTERDAY S SHOOTING SCENE. AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THE VICTIM. THIS ALL STARTED EARLY YESTERDAY WHEN A PERSON WHO LIVES NEAR EAST 39TH TERRACE AND WILLOW AVENUE HEARD A GUNSHOT -- AND FOUND THE 15-YEAR-OLD IN THE BACKYARD SUFFERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND. TODAY WE LEARNED HE RECENTLY TURNED 15 AND WAS A STUDENT IN THE RAYTOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT. I JUST CAUGHT UP WITH ONE OF THE TEEN S BASKETBALL COACHES. HERE IS WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. 113 IT SHOULDN T END NOW, IT SHOULDN T END HERE. THAT S THE THING I FEEL THE WORST ABOUT, THAT HE IS SO YOUNG, AND THAT MAKES IT SO TRAGIC 123 COACH EVANS TELLS US THIS TEEN WAS WELL- LOVED ON THE TEAM -- AND WAS HANGING OUT WITH EVERYONE THE NIGHT BEFORE HIS MURDER. SO FAR -- NO ONE UNDER ARREST. LIVE IN KC ER KMBC

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The victim of Monday's homicide in east Kansas City was a boy who recently turned 15 and was very popular among his basketball teammates.